Looks like the number of steps to convert a modern "standard setup" desktop to a low latency one on linux aren't that big after all :)
Yup, modern must be the key. Even Ingo can't help my little ole PIII/500 with YMF-740C. Dang thing can't handle -p64 (alsa rejects that, causing jackd to become terminally upset), and it can't even handle 4 clients at SCHED_FIFO despite latest/greatest RT preempt kernel without xruns.
Bugger... downloaded all that nifty sounding stuff for _nothing_ ;-) See attached highly trimmed log for humorous results. (and /tmp isn't the problem here)
-Mike
*** Started Sun Jan 23 09:04:41 CET 2005 *** Seconds to run (SECS) = 300 Number of clients (CLIENTS) = 4 Ports per client (PORTS) = 4 Frames per buffer (PERIOD) = 256 Number of runs (RUNS) = 1 Playback ports (PLYBK_PORTS) = 32
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# uname -a
Linux mikeg 2.6.11-rc2-RT-V0.7.36-02 #3 Sun Jan 23 08:20:26 CET 2005 i686
unknown
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# cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.8 (Thu Jan 13 09:39:32
2005 UTC).
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# cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [YMF740C ]: YMF740C - Yamaha DS-XG (YMF740C)
Yamaha DS-XG (YMF740C) at 0xeb000000, irq 9
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# cat /proc/interrupts
CPU0
0: 2129651 XT-PIC timer 0/29651
1: 3914 XT-PIC i8042 0/3914
2: 0 XT-PIC cascade 0/0
4: 11 XT-PIC serial 1/11
8: 2 XT-PIC rtc 0/2
9: 116530 XT-PIC eth0, YMFPCI 0/16530
12: 27462 XT-PIC i8042 1/27462
14: 27748 XT-PIC ide0 0/27747
15: 12 XT-PIC ide1 0/11
NMI: 0
LOC: 0
ERR: 11
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PID TID CLS RTPRIO NI PRI %CPU STAT COMMAND
2 2 FF 49 0 89 0.9 SW IRQ 0
660 660 FF 48 -5 88 0.0 SW< IRQ 8
673 673 FF 47 -5 87 0.0 SW< IRQ 12
687 687 FF 46 -5 86 0.0 SW< IRQ 6
697 697 FF 45 -5 85 0.0 SW< IRQ 14
699 699 FF 44 -5 84 0.0 SW< IRQ 15
717 717 FF 43 -5 83 0.0 SW< IRQ 1
824 824 FF 42 -5 82 0.0 SW< IRQ 4
825 825 FF 41 -5 81 0.0 SW< IRQ 3
900 900 FF 40 -5 80 0.2 SW< IRQ 9
09:04:42 cpu 2 0 0 0 0 0 int 404 ctx 1211 bio 0 0 mem 17M
09:04:43 cpu 0 0 0 0 0 0 int 1001 ctx 3007 bio 0 0 mem 17M
09:04:44 cpu 0 0 0 0 0 0 int 1004 ctx 3027 bio 0 4096 mem 17M
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# jackd -Rv -P60 -p64 -dalsa -dhw:0 -r44100 -p256 -n2 -P
getting driver descriptor from /usr/lib/jack/jack_alsa.so
09:04:45 cpu 7 3 0 29 0 0 int 1104 ctx 3352 bio 888832 0 mem
18M
getting driver descriptor from /usr/lib/jack/jack_dummy.so
getting driver descriptor from /usr/lib/jack/jack_oss.so
jackd 0.99.48
Copyright 2001-2005 Paul Davis and others.
jackd comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions; see the file COPYING for details
JACK compiled with System V SHM support.
server `default' registered
loading driver ..
registered builtin port type 32 bit float mono audio
new client: alsa_pcm, id = 1 type 1 @ 0x8058658 fd = -1
apparent rate = 44100
creating alsa driver ... hw:0|-|256|2|44100|0|0|nomon|swmeter|-|32bit
control device hw:0
configuring for 44100Hz, period = 256 frames, buffer = 2 periods
Couldn't open hw:0 for 32bit samples trying 24bit instead
Couldn't open hw:0 for 24bit samples trying 16bit instead
nperiods = 3 for playback
new buffer size 256
registered port alsa_pcm:playback_1, offset = 0
registered port alsa_pcm:playback_2, offset = 0
++ jack_rechain_graph():
client alsa_pcm: internal client, execution_order=0.
-- jack_rechain_graph()
20726 waiting for signals
>>>>SNIP ZILLION LINES<<<<
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
delay of 10197.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 5755.000; restart ...
delay of 10197.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 5755.000; restart ...
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
delay of 10193.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 5755.000; restart ...
delay of 10193.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 5755.000; restart ...
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
delay of 10198.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 5755.000; restart ...
delay of 10198.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 5755.000; restart ...
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
delay of 10196.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 5755.000; restart ...
delay of 10196.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 5755.000; restart ...
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
delay of 10198.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 5755.000; restart ...
delay of 10198.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 5755.000; restart ...
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
delay of 10197.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 5755.000; restart ...
delay of 10197.000 usecs exceeds estimated spare time of 5755.000; restart ...
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
jack main caught signal 15
starting server engine shutdown
stopping driver
late driver wakeup: nframes to process = 512.
unloading driver
freeing shared port segments
stopping server thread
stopping watchdog thread
last xrun delay: 10197.000 usecs
max delay reported by backend: 19498.000 usecs
freeing engine shared memory
max usecs: 4132.000, engine deleted
WARNING: 2 message buffer overruns!
cleaning up shared memory
cleaning up files
unregistering server `default'
09:10:06 cpu 8 1 0 1 0 0 int 1143 ctx 3805 bio 22528 9216 mem
17M
09:10:07 cpu 3 1 0 0 0 0 int 1000 ctx 3070 bio 0 0 mem 17M
*** Terminated Sun Jan 23 09:10:07 CET 2005 ***
************* SUMMARY RESULT ****************
Total seconds ran . . . . . . : 300
Number of clients . . . . . . : 4
Ports per client . . . . . . : 4
Frames per buffer . . . . . . : 256
Number of runs . . . . . . . :( 1)
*********************************************
Timeout Count . . . . . . . . :( 0)
XRUN Count . . . . . . . . . : 2
Delay Count (>spare time) . . : 40267
Delay Count (>1000 usecs) . . : 40267
Delay Maximum . . . . . . . . : 19498 usecs
Cycle Maximum . . . . . . . . : 4132 usecs
Average DSP Load. . . . . . . : 63.9 %
Average CPU System Load . . . : 18.0 %
Average CPU User Load . . . . : 2.0 %
Average CPU Nice Load . . . . : 0.0 %
Average CPU I/O Wait Load . . : 0.2 %
Average CPU IRQ Load . . . . : 0.0 %
Average CPU Soft-IRQ Load . . : 0.0 %
Average Interrupt Rate . . . : 843.8 /sec
Average Context-Switch Rate . : 7839.9 /sec
*********************************************
Delta Maximum . . . . . . . . : 0.00000
*********************************************
